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Brazilian invents Motorbike that Drives 500 kms with just 1 Liter of Water
A Brazilian man, Ricardo Azevedo from Sao Paulo, has shown off his wonder bike to the world. The magic machine can travel up to 500 kilometers on a liter of water.
The so-called “T Power H20” vehicle is powered by water and an external car battery to produce electricity and split the hydrogen from the water molecules.
As a result, combustion is created giving the motorbike the impetus to move.
In...
Protests erupt in Brazilian cities over outsourcing of jobs
A demonstrator clashes with military police officers during a protest in Brazil’s capital city of Brasilia on April 7, 2015.
Thousands of workers have staged rallies across a dozen cities in Brazil to protest against a proposed law that would allow companies to outsource jobs.
The Tuesday rallies were organized by the Central Workers Union (CTB), Brazil’s largest labor union umbrella organization,...
Morning After Pills Affects Eyesight
More than half of teens use the morning-after pill indiscriminately. The habit can increase the risk of glaucoma and other serious eye diseases, an expert warns. How many girls aged fifteen to nineteen years of age use this pill without realizing the dangers? Studies point towards a shocking trend among this age group.
Brazilian girls 15-19 years old may not know how the morning-after pill works,...
FIFA 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil
A view of the Itaquerao Stadium in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
Football fever grips the fans as the World Cup starts in Brazil while police in Sao Paulo clashed with protesters opposing the tournament.
On Thursday, the Itaquerao Stadium shined under blue skies as Brazil kicked off its home World Cup with a football-style carnival.
Some fans reportedly chanted slogans against Brazilian President...
Brazil hosts Internet governance conference over US's spying NSA
A conference on Internet governance is set to start in Brazil in the wake of revelations about global spying activities by the United States.
Representatives from around the world will attend the two-day NETMundial summit, which begins in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
They are expected to set out principles for governing the Internet. Reports also say that some of the countries taking...
Brazilian police clash with protesters in Sao Paulo
Brazil police in Sao Paulo have clashed with protesters demonstrating against the billions of dollars being spent on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Waving flags, carrying banners and chanting, “There will be no Cup,” crowds of demonstrators swarmed the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday to protest against the football tournament that the country is set to host from June 12 to July 13.
According to local...
Fire in Brazilian port burns 180,000 tons of sugar
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in a warehouse storing sugar at the Brazilian port of Santos, the biggest of Latin America, on October 18, 2013.
A massive fire has ravaged about 180,000 tons of raw sugar in Brazil’s largest port, pushing international prices to a one-year high.
The blaze, which started at around 06:00 a.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Friday, damaged all of Copersucar’s...
Protests against corruption, income inequality held in Brazil
In the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, thousands of people have demonstrated against corruption and income inequality in the country.
During the protests on Friday, demonstrators called for reshuffling of the country’s political and economic system.
Protests were also held in several other cities including Rio de Janeiro.
Angry protesters looted a major bank and national media giant Globo TV headquarters,...
Brazil youths demand governors of Rio, Sao Paulo to resign
Brazilian protesters march towards Governor Sergio Cabral’s residence demanding him to resign in Rio de Janeiro on August 1, 2013.
Hundreds of Brazilian youths have staged protests demanding the resignation of the governors of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as well as the release of demonstrators arrested during previous rallies.
On Thursday, protesters in both cities demanded Rio de Janeiro Governor...
Bomb found at planned Pope Francis visit site in Brazil
Brazilian police officers fire tear gas during a protest against the huge cost of Pope Francis’ visit in Rio de Janeiro on July 22, 2013.
A homemade bomb was discovered hidden near a Brazilian shrine Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week, the military said Monday. The device was found in a parking garage bathroom inside the National Sanctuary of Aparecida in São Paulo state.
The...
Brazilian Cities Reverse Public Transportation Hikes
Riot police take positions as demonstrators gather near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 19, 2013.
Authorities in Brazil’s two biggest cities have announced the reversal of a 10-cent hike in public transport fares that ignited massive protests across Latin America’s largest country.
On Wednesday, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad and Sao Paulo state governor...
Brazil sees largest protests in decades as unrest hits second week
Mass protests continued throughout Brazil on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converging in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, the capital of Brasilia and other cities.
Protests initially began last week following a government announcement of an increase in public transportation costs, which brought out students and young workers and led to more than 250 arrests.
According...
Floods in Brazil leave more than 335 dead
An aerial view shows damage caused to a street after heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, on Wednesday. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing hundreds of people.
At least 335 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to rise after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Driving rains sent tons of rusty red...
Adolf Hitler had a plan to build a Nazi empire in South America
Bricks marked with swastikas on a crumbling building in Brazil have helped historians trace an astonishing plan by Adolf Hitler for a Nazi empire in South America.
They have also found some of the young men who were kept as slaves by German settlers and local Nazi supporters.
They were known as ‘ Nummernmenschen’ – the number people – as the dehumanisation practised in the concentration camps...